Chap. VIII. of Gardening. 



Pavilions of y^/^mrrtj which arc as pkafant to reft ones felf 

 in, after a long Walk, as they are to the Eye, for the hand- 

 fonfie Profpe(5t they yield j they ferve alfo to retire into^for 

 Shelter when it rains. The Word Behedere is Italian^ and 

 fignifies a beauteous Profped, which is properly given to 

 thefe Pavilions ^ for that being always built upon fome Emi- 

 nence, they open and command the Country round about. 



Perspective Works and Grottos are now but little m 

 ufc ; efpecially Grottos, which are very fubje£t to Ruin. 

 They are commonly made at the End of Walks, and under 

 Terraflfes. As to Perfpedives, they are of ufe to cover the 

 Walls of Gable-ends, and fuch Walls as terminate Alleys 

 that can be pierced no farther. They make a handfome De- 

 coration enough, and their fallacious Openings are very 

 furprizing. They are painted either in Oil, or in Frefco, 

 and are fecured above by a fmall Roof, which throws off 

 the Rain-Water that would otherwife run along the Wall, 

 and entirely fpoil the Painting. 



Grills of Iron are very neccifary Ornaments in the 

 Lines of Walks, to extend the View, and to flKw the Coun- 

 try to Advantage. At prefent we frequently makeThorougli- 

 Views, caird Ah^ Ah^ which are Openings in the Walls, 

 without Grills, to the very Level of the Walks, with a large 

 and deep Ditch at the Foot of them, lined on both Sides to 

 fliftain the Earth, and prevent the getting over, which fur- 

 prizes the Eye upon coming near it, and makes one cry^ 

 Ah ! Ah ! from whence ic take its Name. This Sort of 

 Opening is, on fome Occafions^ to be preferred, for that ic 

 does not fliut up the Profpedt, as the Bars of a Grill do. 



Cases and Flower -pots ferve likewife for the Embel- 

 lifliment of Gardens. In Cafes, are raifed Orange-Trees, 

 Jafmins, Pomgranate-Trees, Myrtles^ Lawrels^ &c. which 

 are regularly placed upon the Parterres of Orangery, along 

 the Terralfes, or on the Sides of Parterres ^ to form Walks 

 between thefe, are put Pots and Vafcs of Dutch Ware, filled 

 with Flowers of every Seafon, which are alfo fet upon cer- 

 tain Forms made for that Purpofe ^ or upon the Coping of 

 the Walls of a Terrafs, a^ Defcent of Steps ^ or elfe upon 

 Plinths of Stone, in the Borders and Verges of Grafs. 



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